Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “Wedding/Marry/Diamond/Ring/Cake.”
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Co-written by Shalamar lead singer, Howard Hewitt, and songwriter, Dana Meyers, This is for the Lover in You is a smooth RnB ballad about a man proposing to the woman he loves.
The track was originally recorded by Shalamar and appeared on their 1980 Platinum album, Three for Love.
This is For the Lover in You was the third single released as a single and peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1981.
The only performance video I could find is a Soul Train appearance labeled “ultra rare,” but it’s also “ultra blurry” so I included a static video of the album cover.
Enjoy!
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This is for the Lover in You
Girl, I could write a book on how you’re makin’ me feel
I know I’ll never find
Another who could match the lovin’ you’ve givin’ to me
This ring means I’ll always be true
This is how we’ll start love anew
This time it’s gonna last forever
And girl, you’re not the kind a guy could easily charm
Cause the meaning of love
Is always shown to me when you are wrapped in my arms
This ring means I’ll always be true
This is how we’ll start love anew
This time it’s gonna last forever (I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna give you up)
This ring (Ooh)
This is (For the lover in you, girl)
This time it’s gonna last forever
Who satisfied my mental and my physical thing
When I lay me down to sleep
I’m rest assured with the thought that you are right next to me, my baby
This ring (It means I’ll always be true)
This is (How we’ll start love anew)
This time it’s gonna last forever
This is for the lover in you (Take this ring)
This ring (Oh oh )
This is (Sweet baby)
This time we’re gonna be together
So much love between us
I’ll be the one to come runnin’ {Be the one to come runnin’}
Oh, home to you {Home to you}
You give me sweet love
With a woman like you, I don’t need to play around
Oh, you’re more than just one woman
You’re blowin’ my mind with the love that you’re givin’
That’s what you hear me say
Girl, every day
With this ring I’ll show you that there ain’t no maybes
It’s for the lover in you, baby
And it’s this time we’re gonna last forever
With this ring I’ll show you that there ain’t no maybes
It’s for the lover in you, baby
And it’s this time we’re gonna be together
With this ring I’ll show you that there ain’t no maybes
It’s for the lover in you, baby
And it’s this time
Felicia Denise, Author 
Catchy feel-good dance music, very enjoyable.
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I of course watched the blurry Soul Train version, because, you know, Soul Train. Good choice!
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